ਖਬਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਖ਼ਬਰ (xabar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خبر (xabar), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “report, news”). The Arabic plural has been borrowed as ਅਖਬਾਰ (akhabār). Compare Hindi ख़बर (xabar).

Noun

ਖਬਰ • (khabar) f (Shahmukhi spelling خبر)

1. news, report
2. information, intelligence

Derived terms

• ਖਬਰਗੀਰ (khabragīr, “well-informed”, adjective)
• ਖਬਰਦਾਰ (khabradār, “alert”, adjective)

Related terms

• ਬੇਖਬਰ (bekhbar, “ignorant”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਖਬਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024